Covent Garden is a neat array of small streets, starting from the Seven Dials monument and ending at the giant greenhouse-like Convent Garden Market. For a person who likes walking through a city's streets like me, this deserves a spot an your itinerary. Covent Garden Market The Covent Garden Market is a small shopping complex, filled with small French bakeries such as Ladurée and small toy shops such as Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop. It is a wonderful place to walk around and spend a few minutes, and outside the front entrance you can find street performers. When we went there, there was a contortionist, and we came back the next week and found a magician. Souvenir shops outside tend to be on the pricey side; go souvenir shopping in the Camden Lock Market. Time to spend: 20 minutes to an hour. Bottom Line: Small building, but many unique shops and cafés. Covent Garden & Soho Districts The Soho area is filled with vibrant streets with quirky shops and amazing ethnic eateries. Walk to the Seven Dials monument and from there, get lost in the maze of streets in the area. If you need a quick bite, there are plenty of very good Thai restaurants such as Siam Central, Thai Metro, and Thai Square (yes, for some reason they all sound like train stations!) For shopping, visit the Strand or the ever-crowded Oxford Street
Time to spend: less than 2 hours Bottom Line: Come here for eating, shopping, and night-life; it is also one of the best areas to walk around in London.
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